Monti in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

Via dell'Impero

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025

1. Via dell'Impero Marker

Inscription.
Regnando
Vittorio Emanuele III
Benito Mussolini
Capo Del Governo
Francesco Boncompagni Ludovisi
Governatore di Roma
Fu aperta questa Via dell'Impero
Compiendosi il decennale dell'Era Fascista
XXVIII Ottobre MCMXXXII

[English translation:]
In the reign of
Vittorio Emanuele III
Benito Mussolini
Head of Government
Francesco Boncompagni Ludovisi
Governor of Rome
This Via dell'Impero was opened
On the tenth anniversary of the Fascist Era
28 October 1932

Erected 1932.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Wars, Non-US. A significant historical date for this entry is October 28, 1922.

Location. 41° 53.483′ N, 12° 29.461′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Monti. It is on Via dei Fori Imperiali, on the right when traveling west. The column is a short walk west of the Colosseo Metro station. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roma, Lazio 00184, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire

and specifically also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: I "Buchi" del Colosseo / The "Holes" of the Colosseum (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); L'ingresso Imperiale / The Imperial Entrance

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(about 150 meters away); Terme di Elagabalo / Baths of Elagabalus (about 180 meters away); a different marker also named Terme di Elagabalo / Baths of Elagabalus (about 180 meters away); a different marker also named Terme di Elagabalo / Baths of Elagabalus (about 180 meters away); a different marker also named Terme di Elagabalo / Baths of Elagabalus (about 180 meters away); Arch of Constantine (about 180 meters away); Come Si Entrava Al Colosseo / How People Entered the Colosseum (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

Regarding Via dell'Impero. The 10-year anniversary being celebrated by this column was that of the March on Rome, a mass demonstration led by Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party in late October 1922, which resulted in King Victor Emmanuel III giving Mussolini the power to form a government.

This column was erected upon the opening of the road now known as Via dei Fori Imperali (the Road of the Imperial Forums). Mussolini's government constructed the road in the early 1930s in a straight line from the Colosseum to the Piazza Venezia, cutting through what

Via dell'Impero column across from the Colosseum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, August 5, 2025

2. Via dell'Impero column across from the Colosseum

was originally a part of the Roman Forum. The construction led to the discovery of several key parts of the Forum that had been lost for centuries; these sites remain active archeological excavation sites today. However, the road's creation led to the demolition of residences, churches and other historic buildings.

Also see . . . The Life and Death of Via Dei Fori Imperiali, 1932-2015. From the Rome on Rome website, a history of this road built by Mussolini's government in the 1930s. The road remains as of 2025, although marked by heavy construction for a new Metro line being built underground nearby. (Submitted on August 7, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Fascist military parade on the Via dell'Impero image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

3. Fascist military parade on the Via dell'Impero

The Colosseum can be seen in the far background.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 155 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 7, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.